KHACHATURIAN TRIO TO PERFORM IN VIENNA’S MUSIKVEREIN LEGENDARY MUSIC HALL

November 21, 2012 – 22:03 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Khachaturian trio will become the first Armenian
ensemble to perform in Musikverein, Vienna’s legendary concert hall
in the framework on their European tour, the trio’s violinist Karen
Shahgaldyan told PanARMENIAN.Net The tour will launch on November
26 in Munchen to be continued in Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle concert hall
on November 28, Leipzig on November 30 and completed in Vienna on
December 2.

German violinist Ms. Diemut Poppen will join the ensemble in the tour.

The program, to feature compositions of Rachmaninov, Babadjanyan,
Brahms and Shostakovich, will also be presented to Lithuanian and
Latvian audience.

Khachaturian trio was founded as trio Arsika in 1999. It has
toured extensively throughout the Central and South America,
Switzerland, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Australia, Moldova, Georgia,
Latvia, Russia and Armenia. The Trio has participated in a number
of prestigious festivals, the Festival de las Artes (Costa Rica),
Festival International Cervantino (Mexico), to name a few. The Arsika
Trio’s performances have been frequently broadcasted by TV and Radio.

In 2008 Trio took name of an outstanding Armenian composer Aram
Khachaturian.

Critics have highly praised the Khachaturian Trio’s virtuoso
performances, subtle sense of style, warmest sound, brilliant and deep
musicality. Members of the Trio are involved in pedagogic activity by
giving master classes in music schools of various regions of Armenia.

The Trio works in tight collaboration with contemporary composers. It
has premiered a number of new works, which were commissioned by them.

The members of the Trio are three established and highly regarded
chamber musicians. The Trio’s repertoire covers a wide range of
music styles.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress